Author: Emily Spatz | Major: Poultry Science and Spanish The people of Belize are so open to sharing their stories, which made the relationships that we were able to form even more impactful. Two of the most interesting people that we were able to meet were Norie and...
Author: Emery Young | Majors: Accounting and Finance After years of disappointment of cancelled study abroad trips due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I was delighted when I found out that some the trips were going to take place this summer. When I graduated in May, I had...
Author: Madison Price | Major: Agricultural Business As a rural, first-generation student with limited opportunities, exposure, and diversity, I knew from the moment I chose the University of Arkansas that I wanted to study abroad. It was not until I spoke with Dr....
Author: Katie Loethen | Major: Biological Engineering I had understood since I was a freshman that I wanted to use the privilege of my scholarships and opportunities to study abroad to do community service in a host community. As a class of 2022 scholar, my study...
Author: Lauren Gwaltney | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science This summer I had the privilege of attending the faculty-led study abroad program in Dangriga, Belize, where 15 other students and I worked to meet the needs of several community partners over the...
Author: Grayson Young | Major: Biology This summer I spent one month on a service-learning study abroad in Dangriga, Belize. When I arrived in the Belize City airport on May 15, I had no idea how much I would learn, not just academically, but about myself and a place...
Author: Ryan Beallis | Major: Biology and Criminology The month I spent in Belize was one of the most memorable times of my entire life, and I am extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to participate in this study abroad program. The trip was filled...
Author: Vivian Brantley | Major: Horticulture I chose this program because it is directly related to my major. As a student in the honors college, I have a research project that I must complete. My initial idea was to create a series of school gardens in elementary...
Author: Carson Haller | Majors: Environmental, Soil, & Water Science and Psychology I chose the University of Arkansas Faculty-Led: Service Learning Through Community Partnerships in Belize Program because I was hoping to gain a better understanding of myself, to...
Author: Ella Flesher | Major: Environmental, Soil, and Water Science We had just landed in Belize and I was immediately in awe of the bold, colorful, stilted houses that lined the roads and the dense, tropical vegetation in the mountains. This was my first time abroad...